you don't need a visa for a flagpole if you're in CanadaThat's not better than virtual. It used to take only a couple days for eCOPR and that's how it should be all the time. Having to flagpole is worse in many ways: takes time, expensive and some people need a visa for the US. The virtual system is an improvement, they just need to fix these ridiculous delays.
but as I know, before COVID you simply had to visit the closest Service Canada office to get your CoPR